Mohammed Muntari

Mohammed Muntari (Arabic: محمد مونتاري; born 20 December 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Al-Duhail. Born in Ghana, he represents the Qatar national team.[3]

Mohammed Muntari
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Muntari[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Duhail
Number 29
Youth career
Golden Lions Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 El Jaish 45 (17)
2015– Al-Duhail 75 (25)
2017–2018 → Al Ahli (loan) 9 (3)
2018 → Al Ahli (loan) 8 (3)
International career‡
2016 Qatar U23 4 (0)
2014– Qatar 55 (15)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
FIFA Arab Cup
Third place2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2022

Career

Muntari started his career in the Golden Lions Soccer Academy, owned by former Ghanaian international Nii Lamptey.[4] He joined El Jaish in 2012.[5]

In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Lekhwiya.[6]

International career

Muntari was born and raised in Ghana, but early in his career moved to Qatar and became a naturalized citizen. He was called up to the Qatar national team in December 2014.[7] He made his debut on 27 December 2014 in a friendly against Estonia, scoring his first goal.[8]

Muntari scored Qatar's first-ever, and only, World Cup goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Senegal on 25 November 2022.[9][10]

International goals
Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 December 2014Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Estonia1–03–0Friendly
2.28 August 2015Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Singapore2–04–0
3.3 September 2015 Bhutan6–015–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.7–0
5.9–0
6.17 November 2015Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan Bhutan1–03–0
7.14 November 2017Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iceland1–11–1Friendly
8.14 November 2019 Singapore1–02–0
9.24 March 2021Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary Luxembourg1–01–0
10.31 March 2021 Republic of Ireland1–11–1
11.17 July 2021BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States Grenada3–04–02021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12.15 December 2021Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar Algeria1–11–22021 FIFA Arab Cup
13.13 October 2022Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain Nicaragua1–02–1Friendly
14.25 November 2022Al Thumama Stadium, Al Thumama, Qatar Senegal1–21–32022 FIFA World Cup
15.02 July 2023Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Jamaica2–02–1Friendly

Honours

Al-Duhail

El-Jaish

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. "Player profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. "Ghana loses hugely talented striker Mohammed Muntari to Qatar". ghanaweb.com. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. "Player profile". eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. "Muntari signs for Lekhwiya". Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. "Qatar squad for Asian Cup". Xinhua News Agency. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. "منتخبنا الوطني يفوز على استونيا بثلاثية". alkass.net. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. "Qatar 1-3 Senegal: World Cup hosts on brink of elimination after defeat". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  10. "World Cup 2022: Ghana-born Mohammed Muntari becomes first-ever player to score for Qatar". GhanaSoccernet. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  11. "Muntari, Mohammed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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